5K Run November 6th in Ojai!!!

If you are interested, leave a comment and I will send you the registration form.
Thanks so much for your support!!!!
Love,
Gavin

Benefit this Friday, August 27th!!!

$10 donation at the door!!!

Gavin in Mexico

Hi all!
It's been a few months so I thought I would give you an update.
Things have been up and down since I've been back from India. Some things have improved and some things have gotten worse. I decided to start researching some other treatments and came across Ozone Therapy. I got in touch with the William Hitt Center in Mexico and they said come in as soon as possible. So, I left 5 days later. Kristin accompanied me once more for our three week journey. The therapy included Ozonating my blood as well as Colloidal Silver and Vitamin C I.V.'s I did this daily for 19 days.
I'm now back in Ojai and trying to deal with the 105 degree heat. It's quite a challenge but I'm willing to do almost anything to get well.

I'll try to keep up on this blog and hopefully give you all some good news soon.

Thanks for checking in!

Love,
Gavin

Here are a few pics for your enjoyment. These are some of the lovely staff at Nu Tech. They have the biggest hearts and are some of the most caring people we have ever met.

Also, Gavin went back for a brain scan on the 28th of January and found out his lesions have gone from Moderate to Mild in only 2 weeks! At this rate, these babies should be gone in a matter of months!!!! Fingers crossed. YAY STEM CELLS!!!

Sightseeing

Today is Republic Day of India so Gavin and I watched the awesome parade and festivities on TV. It seemed like a crazy idea to go down to India Gate and deal with the giant crowd so we enjoyed the day off by being lazy. We've been pretty busy lately with Gavin getting lots of treatment and physiotherapy. We had a nice day out with Misha (another Lymey) and her mama Louise last Sunday. We went to Lotus Temple, Delhi Haat & Dilli Haat. Delhi & Dilli Haat are both lovely markets where the three girls got to do some shopping while Gavin patiently sat in his chair and watched us. It was great to get out of the hospital, even for just a couple hours, and see some of the vibrance of Delhi.

The picture above was taken right after I overly embarrassed Gavin in front of the girls. I do what I can to get a smile out him. It seems to work well.

3rd time's a charm

We spent the last 3 days at Guantam Nagar, another hospital across town where Gavin received over 300 million stem cells which were injected into his spinal canal. The cells immediately start to divide the second they are injected. The doctors say that this procedure will be much more successful because Gavin's immune system is up and functioning. The cells know where to go and what to repair. They are essentially blank and can replicate any cell in the human body. This is why the embryonic stem cell is so miraculous. The cells are young enough that they don't require cross matching. Also, he should see positive results for the next 5 years.

All the feedback from Doctor Asheesh Yerma has been extremely positive and reassuring. If Gavin keeps up with his physical therapy, diet and positive attitude he should be on the road to walking in 6 months!

This third trip to India has produced amazing results. Only to get better.

The picture above is Gavin with Ningboi, one of the lovely sisters who takes care of him at Guantam Nagar Hospital.

Inpiration

This is our friend Louis. He is an ex-policeman from New York. 14 years ago a tree fell on him and broke his back. He had a complete injury making him a paraplegic. When Gavin first met him a year and a half ago, he had no feeling from the ribs down. He is now an incomplete injury and walking with a walker! Last night he made a grand entrance into our room walking for the first time in 14 years! It was INCREDIBLE! So inspiring for Gavin! There wasn't a dry eye in the room and we were so proud of him. He is definitely determined and it shows.

Miracles happen everyday here. We are so glad to be a part of this.

The picture above is of him balancing with one hand on the walker. He said something to Gavin last year that he will never forget, "I have a hole in my back that I need to rebuild, like a house. You need to repaint the inside of your house. A new, white coat of paint."

Gavin's got the primer on. Now we're starting with the paint at the baseboards.